Chapter 11: The Red Dragons Prize

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYGc79SRjWg&ab_channel=MichaelGhelfiStudios
The dragon lies sleeping on a mountain peak in view but just a speck. Players are encouraged to sneak into the ruins to find the diadem. (Steve's looking glass)
Find a dying Orc. It tells the tale of raiding a caravan and finding the crown and other riches. It attracted the Red Dragon who burned the village.
The diadem is nowhere to be found.
As the players leave the red dragon spots them from the peak and launches, its red wings spread wide it launches off its perch.  The heavy flaps of its wings echo off the valley wall. It crosses over the sun temporarily casting the party in shadow as a chill runs down their spine. (Dragon Roar) Romanor can see it is an Adult Red Dragon!
Roll for initiative! The dragon's eye focuses on the gleaming metal of Romanors bracer. Its lust for treasure is irresistible.
Steve casts wish.
Romanor is surrounded by a brilliant white aura shining forth. People who don't look away are temporarily blinded for 1 D20 seconds Con saves of 15. The blinding light begins to flicker. Romanor senses something is wrong. A strong upset feeling in his stomach turns into a tugging feeling towards the dragon. Romanor realizes at this moment that his stollen wish spell might not have been the blessing that he assumed it to be. The cast felt corrupted. The blinding light turns into crackling forks of black lightning arching out in a 30-foot cube. https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/chain-lightning
The dragon in the air falls to the ground letting out a wild wretched roar. Writhing as blue lighting forks out from his body. Romanor falls to his knees arching his back in pain as blood begins to pour from his ears eyes and mouth. Voiceless screams echo in Dannis's mind DC 17 Wisdom check. affected by the madness. Long term. Crit fail is permanent. Pass is short-term. https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Madness#content
A portal opens in the sky midway between Romanor and the dragon. Looking at his fingers Romanors hands begin to fragment as his being is slowly sucked towards the portal swirling around the drain in the sky, mixing with the same effect happening to the dragon. Romanor glances up at his friends a pained yet compassionate expression passes over his face before turning his head to the sky turning fully to dust.
Wind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtaeGK0KAxs&ab_channel=SoundEffectDatabase
The backpack falls to the ground with 2 broken straps ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The dragon has turned to dust but the treasure of its belly remains. Sitting in the pile is a small figure, covered in slime simple tunic clinging to its small frame, glasses hang from his face one lense is missing the other is cracked but still holds. the creature lies atop a pile of golden trinkets and coins. A crown hangs at a jaunty angle from one ear. http://www.dndadventure.com/html/magic_items/mi_crown_of_leadership.html
Saffie recognizes this as the lost Diadem of the Dwarf Emperor Grimstone. Known to be a wise but ruthless leader who brought the dwarves much glory before the fall of the world tree. Legend says that the Dwarf who dons this Diadem will become the leader of the Southern Dwarves. She can choose to put this on however this crown will act as a claim to the throne of the dwarves and a direct challenge to her mother. gains the Feat Inspiring Leader and Gift of the Chromatic Dragon https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/ftod/character-creation#DraconicFeats https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/phb/customization-options#InspiringLeader
Becomes known as The Dragon